Effect of gamma radiation on the structural, thermal and optical properties of PMMA/Sn0.75Fe0.25S2 nanocomposite

Ali A. Alhazime; Nesreen T. El-Shamy; Kaoutar Benthami; Mai ME. Barakat; Samir A. Nouh

doi:10.1515/polyeng-2020-0197

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Effect of gamma radiation on the structural, thermal and optical properties of PMMA/Sn_0.75Fe_0.25S₂ nanocomposite

Ali A. Alhazime , Nesreen T. El-Shamy , Kaoutar Benthami , Mai ME. Barakat and Samir A. Nouh

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Abstract

Nanocomposite films of polymethylmethacrylate PMMA with Sn_0.75Fe_0.25S₂ nanoparticles (NPs) were fabricated by both thermolysis and casting techniques. Changes in PMMA/Sn_0.75Fe_0.25S₂ nanocomposite (NCP) due to gamma irradiation have been measured. XRD results indicate that the gamma doses of 10–80 kGy cause intermolecular crosslinking that reduces the ordered portion in the NPs. Bonding between the NPs and the host PMMA was confirmed by FTIR. TGA results indicate an enhancement in thermal stability in the NCP films irradiated with doses 20–80 kGy. The optical band gap was reduced from 3.23 to 2.47 eV upon gamma irradiation up to 80 kGy due bonding between the NPs and PMMA which enhanced the amorphous part of the NPs. Finally, the color variation between the blank and irradiated films (ΔE) was determined. Color changes immensely when the PMMA/Sn_0.75Fe_0.25S₂ NCP films are gamma irradiated. Values of ΔE were as much as 31.6 which is an acceptable match in commercial reproduction on printing presses.

Keywords: FTIR; nanocomposites; TGA; UV spectroscopy; XRD

Corresponding author: Samir A. Nouh, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Al-Madina al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia; and Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566Cairo, Egypt, E-mail: samin273@gmail.com

Acknowledgements

The authors appreciatively acknowledge the support of Dr. M. H. AbdelKader in providing the blank material used in this study.

Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: None declared.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.

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Received: 2020-07-27

Accepted: 2020-10-18

Published Online: 2020-12-17

Published in Print: 2021-02-23

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